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Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; to
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search
data sources; to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below. HRSA
conducted this estimate based on
reviewing burden estimates of forms
from previous HRSA gatherings, which
were approved under other Umbrella or
Regular packages.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Registration Forms ...............................................................
Applications ..........................................................................
Pre- and Post-Gathering Forms ..........................................
Focus Groups ......................................................................
100,000
10,000
200,000
100,000
1
1
1
3
100,000
10,000
200,000
300,000
0.5
1.0
0.5
3.0
50,000
10,000
100,000
900,000
Total ..............................................................................
410,000
........................
610,000
........................
1,060,000
HRSA specifically requests comments
on: (1) the necessity and utility of the
proposed information collection for the
proper performance of the agency’s
functions; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Rural Health Care
Coordination Program Performance
Improvement Measures
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
HRSA submitted an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. Comments
submitted during the first public review
of this ICR will be provided to OMB.
OMB will accept further comments from
the public during the review and
approval period. OMB may act on
SUMMARY:
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HRSA’s ICR only after the 30-day
comment period for this notice has
closed.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be
received no later than July 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request a copy of the clearance requests
submitted to OMB for review, email
Joella Roland, the HRSA Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at
paperwork@hrsa.gov or call (301) 443–
3983.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title:
Rural Health Care Coordination Program
Performance Improvement Measures,
OMB No. 0906–0024—Revision.
Abstract: The Rural Health Care
Coordination (Care Coordination)
Program is authorized under 42 U.S.C.
254c(e) (section 330A(e) of the Public
Health Service Act) to promote rural
health care services outreach by
improving and expanding the delivery
of health care services through
comprehensive care coordination
strategies addressing a primary focus
area: (1) heart disease; (2) cancer; (3)
chronic lower respiratory disease; (4)
stroke; or (5) maternal health. This
authority permits the Federal Office of
Rural Health Policy within HRSA to
award grants to eligible entities to
promote rural health care services
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outreach by improving and expanding
the delivery of health care services to
include new and enhanced services in
rural areas, through community
engagement and evidence-based or
innovative, evidence-informed models.
HRSA currently collects information
about Care Coordination Program grants
using an OMB-approved set of
performance measures and seeks to
revise that approved collection. The
proposed changes to this information
collection are a result of award recipient
feedback and information gathered from
the previously approved Care
Coordination Program measures.
A 60-day notice was published in the
Federal Register on January 17, 2024, 89
FR 2960–2961. There were no public
comments.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: This program needs
measures that will enable HRSA to
provide aggregate program data required
by Congress under the Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993.
These measures cover the principal
topic areas of interest to HRSA,
including: (1) access to care; (2)
population demographics and social
determinants of health; (3) care
coordination and network
infrastructure; (4) sustainability; (5)
leadership and workforce; (6) electronic
health record; (7) telehealth; (8)
utilization; and (9) clinical measures/
improved outcomes. All measures will
evaluate HRSA’s progress toward
achieving its goals.
The proposed changes include
additional components under ‘‘Access
to Care’’ and ‘‘Population Demographic’’
sections that seek information about the
target population, counties served,
direct services, and social determinants
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of health such as transportation barriers,
housing, and food insecurity. Questions
about Health Information Technology
and Telehealth have been modified to
reflect an updated telehealth definition
and to improve understanding of how
these important technologies are
affecting HRSA award recipients.
Sections previously titled ‘‘Care
Coordination’’ and ‘‘Quality
Improvement’’ sections were
consolidated into one section titled
‘‘Care Coordination and Network
Infrastructure’’ to improve clarity and
ease of reporting for respondents. Part of
the previous ‘‘Care Coordination’’
section was revised to include a section
titled ‘‘Utilization’’ to improve clarity of
instructions for related measures.
Previously titled ‘‘Staffing’’ section was
revised to ‘‘Leadership and Workforce
Composition’’ to improve measure
clarity and reduce overall burden for
respondents by consolidating measures
from previously separate ‘‘Staffing’’,
‘‘Quality Improvement’’ and ‘‘Care
Coordination’’ sections. Revised
National Quality Forum and Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services measures
were also included to allow uniform
collection efforts throughout the Federal
Office of Rural Health Policy.
The total number of measures has
increased from 40 total measures to 48
total measures since the previous
information collection request. Of the 48
measures, 11 measures are designated as
‘‘optional’’ or ‘‘complete as applicable’’.
The measures within Section 6:
Electronic Health Record are noted as
optional to grantees. In Section 9:
‘‘Clinical Measures/Improved Health
Outcomes’’, grantees are only required
to respond to Clinical Measure 1: Care
Coordination. Grantees can choose to
provide data for Clinical Measures 2–10
if applicable to their projects. The total
number of responses has remained at 10
since the previous information
collection request. While the new Care
Coordination Program grant cycle
maintained the same number of award
recipients and number of respondents,
in consideration of the new cohort of
awardees, HRSA has increased the
estimated average burden per response.
The increase in burden is largely due to
the amount of time it takes to build
systems to capture and report data at the
start of a new project. Recent feedback
from grantees indicated that larger
networks with multiple members and
programs across different organizations
also experienced higher burdens due to
the wait time in between responses. The
increase in burden hours remains
consistent with the proposed changes
that better reflect the program scope and
intent of the notice of funding
opportunity announcement, HRSA–23–
125, under which the new cohort of
grants was awarded.
Likely Respondents: The respondents
would be recipients of the Rural Health
Care Coordination Program grants.
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; to
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search
data sources; to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Total
responses
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden
hours
Rural Health Care Coordination Program Performance Improvement Measures ........................................................
10
1
10
48.67
486.70
Total ..............................................................................
10
........................
10
........................
486.70
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public
Comment Request; Information
Collection Request Title: Rural Health
Care Services Outreach Program
Measures
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
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In compliance with the
requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection
projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, HRSA announces plans to
submit an Information Collection
Request (ICR), described below, to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to
OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the
public regarding the burden estimate,
below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be
received no later than August 20, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and draft
SUMMARY:
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instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov
or call Joella Roland, the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, at (301) 443–3983.
When
submitting comments or requesting
information, please include the ICR title
for reference.
Information Collection Request Title:
Rural Health Care Services Outreach
Program Measures, OMB No. 0906–
0009–Revision
Abstract: The Rural Health Care
Services Outreach Program is
authorized by section 330A(e) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254c(e)) to ‘‘promote rural health care
services outreach by improving and
expanding the delivery of health care
services to include new and enhanced
services in rural areas.’’ The goals for
the Rural Health Care Services Outreach
Program are as follows: (1) expand the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Rural Health Care
Coordination Program Performance Improvement Measures
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA
submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted
during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB
will accept further comments from the public during the review and
approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day
comment period for this notice has closed.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than July 22,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Joella Roland, the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, at [email protected] or call
(301) 443-3983.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: Rural Health Care
Coordination Program Performance Improvement Measures, OMB No. 0906-
0024--Revision.
Abstract: The Rural Health Care Coordination (Care Coordination)
Program is authorized under 42 U.S.C. 254c(e) (section 330A(e) of the
Public Health Service Act) to promote rural health care services
outreach by improving and expanding the delivery of health care
services through comprehensive care coordination strategies addressing
a primary focus area: (1) heart disease; (2) cancer; (3) chronic lower
respiratory disease; (4) stroke; or (5) maternal health. This authority
permits the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy within HRSA to award
grants to eligible entities to promote rural health care services
outreach by improving and expanding the delivery of health care
services to include new and enhanced services in rural areas, through
community engagement and evidence-based or innovative, evidence-
informed models. HRSA currently collects information about Care
Coordination Program grants using an OMB-approved set of performance
measures and seeks to revise that approved collection. The proposed
changes to this information collection are a result of award recipient
feedback and information gathered from the previously approved Care
Coordination Program measures.
A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register on January
17, 2024, 89 FR 2960-2961. There were no public comments.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: This program needs
measures that will enable HRSA to provide aggregate program data
required by Congress under the Government Performance and Results Act
of 1993. These measures cover the principal topic areas of interest to
HRSA, including: (1) access to care; (2) population demographics and
social determinants of health; (3) care coordination and network
infrastructure; (4) sustainability; (5) leadership and workforce; (6)
electronic health record; (7) telehealth; (8) utilization; and (9)
clinical measures/improved outcomes. All measures will evaluate HRSA's
progress toward achieving its goals.
The proposed changes include additional components under ``Access
to Care'' and ``Population Demographic'' sections that seek information
about the target population, counties served, direct services, and
social determinants
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of health such as transportation barriers, housing, and food
insecurity. Questions about Health Information Technology and
Telehealth have been modified to reflect an updated telehealth
definition and to improve understanding of how these important
technologies are affecting HRSA award recipients. Sections previously
titled ``Care Coordination'' and ``Quality Improvement'' sections were
consolidated into one section titled ``Care Coordination and Network
Infrastructure'' to improve clarity and ease of reporting for
respondents. Part of the previous ``Care Coordination'' section was
revised to include a section titled ``Utilization'' to improve clarity
of instructions for related measures. Previously titled ``Staffing''
section was revised to ``Leadership and Workforce Composition'' to
improve measure clarity and reduce overall burden for respondents by
consolidating measures from previously separate ``Staffing'', ``Quality
Improvement'' and ``Care Coordination'' sections. Revised National
Quality Forum and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services measures
were also included to allow uniform collection efforts throughout the
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.
The total number of measures has increased from 40 total measures
to 48 total measures since the previous information collection request.
Of the 48 measures, 11 measures are designated as ``optional'' or
``complete as applicable''. The measures within Section 6: Electronic
Health Record are noted as optional to grantees. In Section 9:
``Clinical Measures/Improved Health Outcomes'', grantees are only
required to respond to Clinical Measure 1: Care Coordination. Grantees
can choose to provide data for Clinical Measures 2-10 if applicable to
their projects. The total number of responses has remained at 10 since
the previous information collection request. While the new Care
Coordination Program grant cycle maintained the same number of award
recipients and number of respondents, in consideration of the new
cohort of awardees, HRSA has increased the estimated average burden per
response. The increase in burden is largely due to the amount of time
it takes to build systems to capture and report data at the start of a
new project. Recent feedback from grantees indicated that larger
networks with multiple members and programs across different
organizations also experienced higher burdens due to the wait time in
between responses. The increase in burden hours remains consistent with
the proposed changes that better reflect the program scope and intent
of the notice of funding opportunity announcement, HRSA-23-125, under
which the new cohort of grants was awarded.
Likely Respondents: The respondents would be recipients of the
Rural Health Care Coordination Program grants.
Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the
information requested. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for
this ICR are summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden
respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours
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Rural Health Care Coordination 10 1 10 48.67 486.70
Program Performance Improvement
Measures.......................
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Total....................... 10 .............. 10 .............. 486.70
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Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
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